Michele CatalanoelsewhereYou can find me here now. I am no longer writing here on medium, but you can subscribe to my newsletter at the link, where I write essays a…·1 min read·Oct 15, 2021----
Michele CatalanoMusic Writer’s Exercise 2021For the third year in a row, I am participating in #MWE, an exercise where you listen to one new-to-you album every day in the month of…·6 min read·Feb 10, 2021--1--1
Michele Catalanoon gratitudeGratitude normally comes easy. You can sit down and tick off a list of things you’re thankful for in under a minute. Family, friends, life…·4 min read·Nov 26, 2020--1--1
Michele CatalanoAnxiety and depression are lonely afflictions.I’ve tried to explain my general anxiety disorder to people before, how it’s not just like being nervous about a specific event, but more…·5 min read·Nov 22, 2020----
Michele CatalanoWorthyDo for yourself, people tell me. Treat yourself well. Indulge every once in a while.·6 min read·Nov 12, 2020--2--2
Michele CatalanoMy family hates watching Jeopardy!7pm weeknights were always earmarked for Jeopardy! Even on nights when there was a Yankees or Islanders game scheduled for the same time…·3 min read·Nov 9, 2020----
Michele Catalanono controlMy therapist is really fond of trying to get me to not worry about things I can’t control. I laugh sometimes because the entire foundation…·3 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Michele Catalanothe return of the cryI was maybe ten, standing in the parking lot of a hospital with my cousins, waving to my aunt who was on the fifth floor supposedly waving…·6 min read·Oct 31, 2020--1--1
Michele Catalanothe divorce of thingsIt was 2010 or so, a warm summer day, when an internet friend from a few states away backed into my driveway with her pickup. We loaded…·3 min read·Oct 27, 2020--1--1